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REGISTERING MACH! APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. I915.

Patvnted July 29, 1919.

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Patented July 29, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILES H. IANN, OF TERBE HAU'I'E, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB 1'0 INTERNATIONALHONEY MACHINE COMPANY, OF TERRE HAITTE,

REGISTERING-MACHINE.

T 0. all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILES H. MANN, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Registering-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation particularly to that type of registerinmachines whereln a number of separate an independently operableregisters are coaxially mounted, the

aXis of the registers being preferably a shaft capable of being turnedin such a manner as to facilitate the zeroizing of the various registersat will.

One of the primary objects of the invention has been to provide aspecial form of indicator for advising the operator when the variouswheels of the register have been zeroized and the zeroizing shaftreturned to its normal position, in which position. it must be in orderto insure a proper operation of the registers.

The registering mechanism of the invention is also organized with aspecial view to facilitating the assemblage of the different registersupon the common shaft supporting the same. In eifectuating thisparticular result the individual registers are constructed in units suchthat they may be readily placed each as a unit upon the zeroizing andsupporting shaft, as well as displaced in like manner therefrom shouldoccasion require.

The invention includes other details of construction in respect to theprovision of means to prevent overrunning of the registering wheels andsimilar structural features, all with a view to rendering the wholemechanism very effective and reliable in operation.

In the accompanying drawings F igu-re l is a front view of a registerembodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, the front plate of the register being removedso as to show several of the individual registering units, others beingomitted to avoid unnecessary repetition.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 looking downward upon the registeringdevices.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the mechanism showing the zeroizing shaft lockand stop, the handle being removed.

the transfer and zeroizin lpeciflcation letters-Patent. Patented J uly29, 1919, Application filed Kay 20, 191;. Serial No. 29,355. V

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged View showing more clearly the zero indicator.

Figs. 7 and 8 are detail views showing respectively the actuatingdevices intermediate each registeroperating lever member and meansintermediate the registering whee s.

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view of the indicator wheel on its haft.

Fig. 10 is a view showing more particularly the spring means employed tonormalize the shaft 1.

Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view of one of the register units.

The registering'mechanism of the invention is preferably designed to beassociated with money paying machines, and is therefore shown in theform of an attachment capable of being mounted in a suitable main nearupon a money aying machine wherein e ectors A are utilized to ejectcoins from the machine. An ejector A is adapted to constitute anactuator, associated with each of the registers forming a part of theregistering mechanism. Since, however, the invention is not restrictedto the above special use and can be used in many of the ordinary ways inwhich similar mechanisms are employed, the particular actuating meansutilized for the various registers is immaterial within the purview ofthe invention.

B designates a supporting or back plate of the register casing C andsaid plate is provided with suitable openings through which the ejectorsA may operate. In the ends l) of the casing C are provided'suitablehearing openings supporting the main shaft 1 on which the variousregisters are mounted. The registers may be of any conventional type andeach register comprises registering ger piece at one end and a lug 9 atits other outer portions of which are adapted to engage project-ions onthe registering wheels with a lightdetaining contact, and to therebyprevent overrunning of the registering wheels in a manner obvious tothose skilled in this particular art. Associated with each register onthe shaft 1 is an actuating de vice in the form of a lever member 14.Sald lever member is pivoted to the shaft 1 and is provided on one sidethereof with sp-rlng actuated pawls 15 engaging a ratchet 16 formed onthe adjacent side. of the unrts registering wheel 2 in a depression 1nsaid side of the wheel. Thus it is that each time a circumscribedpivotal movement is imparted to the lever 14 one increment of movementat least will be imparted to the uni-ts registering wheel 2 associatedtherewith. The movement of the units registering wheel 2 of eachregister is adapted "to be transmitted to the tens wheel by suitablecarry-over devices and while those illustrated need not be employed, thesame comprise a pawl 17 on the side of the uni-ts wheel opposite theratchet 16, the nose of said pawl operating on a cam 18 at the adjacentside of the tens wheel, which cam is looked to the shaft 1 by theprojection 19 thereof entering a groove in the shaft. The cam 18normally holds the nose of the pawl 17. out of engagement with asuitable ratchet 16 with which the tens wheel is provided but theperiphery of the cam 18 is flattened at a certain point, namely at thepoint where it is desired that the carry-over from the units wheel 2 tothe tens wheel 2, take place. The flattened portion of the cam permitsthe nose of the pawl 17 to engage the ratchet 16 and for the space ofone-tenth of a revolution the tens wheel will be compelled to rotatewith the units wheel, this representing the process of transferring fromone to the other, and all of which is a conventional and well a knownexpedient in this art.

' also to the back plate B and the action of the spring being to holdthe lever member in its normal position ready to be moved to complete anincrement of movement of the units registering wheel with which it is indirect cooperation. Pivoted to the lever member 14 is an actuating plate23 formed with a lateral stud 24 engaging the lower innermost edge ofthe member 14 to limit the downward movement of the plate. At its innerend each plate 23 has a projection 25 adapted to be engaged by itsejector A, or whatever other operating device may be employed to actupon each plate 23 for performing registering operations. The point ofpivotal connection intermediate the parts 14 and 23 is such thatcomparatively little power is acquired to swing the lever member 14outward and cause the accumulating action of the registering wheelsthereby. Preferably the said point of pivotal connection is located asfar away from the axis of the lever member as is practicable in thelimited compasse of space. Some of the lever members 14 may have twoprojections 25 located different distances from the operating members A,under which conditions the latter may be controlled to cause the levermember equipped with such projections to impart one increment ofmovement to the registering wheels or two increments as conditions mayrequire. 'It is to be noted that the'ends D of the casing C support arod just beneath the angle plates 10 and the upper rear ends of theactuating plates 23 are normally seated against said rod which forms astop therefor. Furthermore the arms 11 of the angle plates form guidesor riding surfaces with which the plates 23 contact as they are shiftedbackand forth to impart movement to the lever members 14.

Having in view the foregoing it is to be understood that when it isdesired to zeroize the various registers after the use of theregistering mechanism to accumulate upon the registers according tovarious transactions of said mechanism, the locking lever 7 will bedepressed to disengage the same from the notch 6. This done the handle 3will be given a nine-tenths of a revolution in a contra-clockwisedirection. Under ordinary conditions the various registering wheels 2will be restored to zero by such operation but the cams 18 will beimproperly positioned to enable the registers to start their registeringoperations and therefore the shaft 1 must be returned said nine-tenthsof a revolution to its normal position to normalize the cams 18 in.respect to the carryover pawls 17 and this done the locking lever 7will rengage with the notch 6 and lock the shaft 1 at normal. It hasbeen found that through inadvertence or oversight an operator willoccasionally forget to return the shaft 1 to its normal position, hebeing misled by the fact that the preliminary movement of the shaftzeroizes the various tation of'the shaft color adapted to safety sign30, as blue or other color tenth, brought registers bringing the cipherson the iregis- 'sion thereoii of indicia adapted to sliojw at a visionopening 28 of casing C and if" ica't- 1ng whenj 'the shaft 1 is atnormal wi' h the registers z 'e'roized, or in Tan abnormal positionwithtthe wheels 2 not ready fonfbperatlon aftere zeroizing has beenperformed. For the a :i've purpose the indicating wheel. 27 is providedas shown in Fig. -6 with a sign 29, preferably a surface portionof redassume a position in' front of tl18-VlS10I1 opening 28 when the shaft 1has been-turned by the handle 1 to any position other; than normalduring thejininetenths of a" revolutionin a contra-clockwise directionto zeroize the various registers. This will indicate to the operatorthat the shaft 1 has not been set at normal and is practically a dangersignal. On theother hand, the wheel 27 will be provided with a forinstance a block of I that may be determined as most preferable andwhich will assume a position in front'of thevision-opening 28, when theregisters have been zeroized and the shaft ;1, restored to its normallocked p0 sition in which it is held by the locking lever Of course whenthe shaft is at normal or locked position the operator is assured thatthere is no, liability of accidental rotation of the same by movement ofthe handle3 or of sticking of any individual registering wheel to theshaft, which sticking might cause roand all the registering wheels ifthe restoring of the shaft to its locked position is overlooked.

Under these conditions about nine-tenths of the periphery of theindicating wheel 27 will bear the surface color red while oneto view atthe normal position of the 'shaft *1, will have the safety sign colorblock blue. ferent signs may pose in view and pedient nine signs X maybe provided on the peripher of the wheel and the safety designation Sthe latter appearing at the safety position of the shaft 1. It is notdesired, therefore, to be limited to any special be employed for thepurslgnalmg or indicating means in connection with this feature of theinvention.

It'is to be noted by reference to Fig. 11 that each of the registers onthe shift 1 is a unit to the extent that its registering wheels are allsupported by a split sleeve 31 onwhich saidwheels are loosely disposed.The cams 18 for the wheels are likewisecarried by the sleeve 31 and havetheir projec- It will be clear that difto illustrate such an extions 19extending through the split portion of the sleeve to engage with thegroove of shaft 1. On the sleeve 31 is a bushing 32 also, and alockingspring 34 is seated in a groove surrounding one end of the sleeve31 and prevents displacement of the various parts mounted thereon,thesame being held between the spring and the flange 31 of the sleeve.

. mounted thereon by being riveted to the hub The. lever member 14 isdirectly 35 rotatable on the bushing 33, the latter ca'rlocated on thesleeve 31 between the cams 18 of the tens, hundreds and thousands wheels2, and said Wheels are loosely mounted thereon. It will be apparent fromthe foregoing that each registering device comprising the severalregistering wheels 2, lever member 14, sleeve and bushing parts 31 and32 may be removed bodily or applied bodily to the shaft 1 as a unit.

It is contemplated also that the shaft 1 may be provided with anautomatic means to normalize the same, in the form of a helical spring37 attached at one end to the shaft and at the other end to the casing.By the use of said spring 37 after the operator has turned the shaft 1in the clearing or zeroizing operation the shaft will automaticallyreturn to normal.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Inregistering mechanism of the class described, the combination ofa shaft,registerin means controlled by said shaft, means for e ectingregistering action of the regisv tering means by movement thereofrelatively ing, and an indicating member operative by said shaftincident only to its movement for clearing the registering means andwhen being restored, said member being provided with indic'ianormallyvisible opposite said vision opening and indicating that the shaft is inits normal locked position, and also having indicia different from thatabove referred to adapted to be seen through the vision opening'wherebyto advise an operator when said shaft is not in its restored normal orlocked position, as when moved for clearing the registering means.

2. In registering mechanism of the class described, the combination of acasing, a shaft mounted thereon, a lock holding the shaft in a normalposition, registering means on said shaft, means other than the shaft tooperate the registering means in one direction, means to turn the shaftto clear the registering means by movement in an 0 p0- site direction,means intermedlate the s aft 'rying the lever member 14 and the unitsand the wheels of the registering means to.

cause clearingof the registering means incident to turning the shaft,and an indicating wheel mounted on the shaft for movement therewith andhaving means whereby to indicate when the shaft is in its locked normaland unlocked abnormal positions;

3. Registering means of the class described comprising a shaft,registering wheels, transfer mechanism intermediate said wheels, a levermounted on the shaft and adapted to operate one of said registeringwheels, an actuating plate pivoted to the lever, and an operating deviceadapted .to' engage said actuating plate to impart relative oscillatorymovement to the lever and plate and to thereby of the lever. v

4. Registering means of the class described comprislng a registeringwheel, a lever mounted on the shaft and adapted to operate saidregistering wheel, a spring connected with said lever for holding thesame in a predetermined position, an actuating plate pivoted to thelever, a stud projectin from said actuating plate and engageable wlththe free end portion of the lever whereby to limit certainrelativemovement of the lever and actuating plate, and an operatingdevice associated with the registering mechanism and comprising a partadapted to engage and move the actuating plate whereby to impartrockingmovement to saidlever.

cause registering action w. 5. Registering means of the classdescribedcomprising a shaft, registering wheels, trans:

fer mechanism intermediate said wheels, a

tively to the lever such that the eifective lever arm of the latterremains substantially constant.

6. Registering means of the class described comprising a shaft,registering wheels, transfer mechanism intermedlate H wheels, a levermounted on the shaft and said adapted to operate one of said registeringwheels, an actuating plate pivoted to thelever, an operating devlceadapted to engage said actuating plate to impart relative oscillatorymovement to the lever and plate and to thereby cause registering. actionof the tively to the lever such that the effective lever stant.

. lever, and means intermediate the late and v lever for normallyholding the p ate relaarm of the latter remains substantially con- 7.Registering means of the class described comprising a shaft, registeringwheels, tra'nst fer mechanism intermediate said wheels, a

lever mounted on the shaft and adapted to operate one of saidregistering wheels, an

actuating plate pivoted to the lever, an opering plate to impartrelative oscillatory movement to the lever and plate and to ating deviceadapted to engage said actuat- I thereby cause registering action of thelever,

tion when relative movement" of the lever and plate takes place.

8. In a registering mechanism of the class described the combination ofa shaft, a register thereon, operating means for the register includinga lever pivoted-to said shaft, means located'close to the axis of saidlever coliperative with the register for the opera tion of the latterfrom the lever, an actuating plate pivotally connected with the free orouter end of the lever, means to maintain said plate in a position freeto oscillate with and relatively to the lever, and an operating Y impartto the lever its register actuating movement.

In testimony whereof I in presence -of two witnesses.

MILES H MANN.- 1

' Witnesses:

RUTH TURSCHER, 'MABE BEAVER.

alrlx my signature device capable of impinging said plate to

